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in damascus, we have withdrawn our embassy personnel, but we have the same problem there. when things get straightened out, we are negotiating, had personal conversations with the president a couple of years ago about getting a new facility there. do we have a task force looking at providing the setback we need to provide that level of protection and relocate these embassies? >> we have a strategic plan, we know which embassies are more and dangerous -- are more in danger than others. but there are limitations on funds. i can only construct seven new facilities each year depending on the funds i have available to me. >> i want to go back to one. -- in your written testimony, you mentioned in addition to the security team, i believe you described it as a rapid response force. how many folks are in that rapid response task force or team? >> there were seven, and their job was to hookup -- >> . of order. the john will state his point of order. >> i will renew my deep concern that we're getting into an area that is classified and should be classified. dealing with the map is o
in damascus, we have withdrawn our embassy personnel, but we have the same problem there. when things get straightened out, we are negotiating, had personal conversations with the president a couple of years ago about getting a new facility there. do we have a task force looking at providing the setback we need to provide that level of protection and relocate these embassies? >> we have a strategic plan, we know which embassies are more and dangerous -- are more in danger than others. but...
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a series of cruise and damascus, it is soviet arms ha. the egyptians at the time and did those fears. however, when they broke up in 1961, it quoted damascus. the russia-syria relationship goes back a long way. syria became independent from france, scout established an embassy in damascus and became a major center of soviet diplomatic activity and was the center. for negotiation between the zionist movement and the soviet union leading up to the soviet support of the establishment of the state of israel in 1948. following the death of stalin and a series of coups in domestic, syria became a purchaser of soviet arms and at the time, some fear that syria was going communist. the united arab republic defeated those fears but it was called -- called a leader a heady and men for doing it. when it broke up in 1961, moscow courted damascus and a following the left-wing coup, relationships became quite close and you will recall the soviet efforts to preserve the narrowly-based assets pterygium called for an end to the war. relations grew closer i
a series of cruise and damascus, it is soviet arms ha. the egyptians at the time and did those fears. however, when they broke up in 1961, it quoted damascus. the russia-syria relationship goes back a long way. syria became independent from france, scout established an embassy in damascus and became a major center of soviet diplomatic activity and was the center. for negotiation between the zionist movement and the soviet union leading up to the soviet support of the establishment of the state...
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syria became independent from france, scout established an embassy in damascus and became a major center of soviet diplomatic activity and was the center. for negotiation between the zionist movement and the soviet union leading up to the soviet support of the establishment of the state of israel in 1948. following the death of stalin and a series of coups in domestic, syria became a purchaser of soviet arms and at the time, some fear that syria was going communist. the united arab republic defeated those fears but it was called -- called a leader a heady and men for doing it. when it broke up in 1961, moscow courted damascus and a following the left-wing coup, relationships became quite close and you will recall the soviet efforts to preserve the narrowly-based assets pterygium called for an end to the war. relations grew closer in 1970. syria granted russia enabled installation, supply and maintenance facility, and two countries signed a treaty of friendship and cooperation. by 1974, as egypt began to move into the u.s. orbit, syria emerged as the no. 1 ally. not to say there are no pr
syria became independent from france, scout established an embassy in damascus and became a major center of soviet diplomatic activity and was the center. for negotiation between the zionist movement and the soviet union leading up to the soviet support of the establishment of the state of israel in 1948. following the death of stalin and a series of coups in domestic, syria became a purchaser of soviet arms and at the time, some fear that syria was going communist. the united arab republic...
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this presents a problem to damascus. and therefore, it is more obvious now than ever before that the central government's loss and loss of control over a large portion of their territory. i mention all of the non. in the south it controls that part of love and on. of lebonon.ernment the ru take the rock. as emerged from the situation after the events of 2003 when saddam hussein was overthrown. tuesday that the government of iraq has control of the country would be a very large exaggeration. the area and the north is quite prosperous and court successful. but in terms of control, is it controlled? i think it would be a fallacy to say that the forces in baghdad control in every part of the country. even in recent weeks, take the situation and saudi arabia. where there have been riots and uprisings in the east. river is a large shiite majority. --ere have a ban there have been clashes. i would like to recall, where there is a lot of the oil of the kingdom which is concentrated there. so, even in a country like saudi arabia
this presents a problem to damascus. and therefore, it is more obvious now than ever before that the central government's loss and loss of control over a large portion of their territory. i mention all of the non. in the south it controls that part of love and on. of lebonon.ernment the ru take the rock. as emerged from the situation after the events of 2003 when saddam hussein was overthrown. tuesday that the government of iraq has control of the country would be a very large exaggeration. the...
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the regime is bombing the out posts of damascus every day. they are using mig 34 intercept tors to shoot at red lines. the regime has lost the top security national that has been decapitated not too long ago. the regime is in so much trouble that yesterday and before yesterday in the there have been fire fights demonstrations, shoot youts and we understand one of the cousins has been killed. this is to say nothing of the sister who has fled. so the family is in very serious trouble. compare this with a year ago and i think that would give us a glimpse into how long the trajectory is going to be. i am thinking it's not going to take that much longer. >> i wanted to reinforce the concept of the demonstrations, two weeks ago we recorded more than 540 tchansfrations around the country. that these people go out despite the violence is a testament to their desire to expedite the fall of the regime. but what you also see is that each pillar of support of the regime has been shaking. and they are shaking faster and faster and will collapse. so you se
the regime is bombing the out posts of damascus every day. they are using mig 34 intercept tors to shoot at red lines. the regime has lost the top security national that has been decapitated not too long ago. the regime is in so much trouble that yesterday and before yesterday in the there have been fire fights demonstrations, shoot youts and we understand one of the cousins has been killed. this is to say nothing of the sister who has fled. so the family is in very serious trouble. compare...
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embassy in damascus. stepping down in august of 2011. russia could easily blocked effective action. no outside force is capable of imposing peace in syria as long as the power struggle, a struggle to the death continues to intensify between the regime and the many opposition groups that spawn. the increasingly bloody conflict, they do little to slow the killing machine this diplomatic trade benefits to them by buying time to crush the rebellion and benefited russia and iran by helping them selvage a brutal middle east ally. it does nothing to advance u.s. national interests and by ridding the middle east of a major regime that the state sponsors of terrorism. the often amounts to little more than an empty euphemism on many critical issues. russia, china, and iran continue to support via sought dictatorship. they have sent arms, the plight revolutionary guards, advising and assisting the security forces in repressing them a. in repressing the iran's green movement home in 2009, although i think we have not heard the last of the grain movement. the bottom line is that the obama admini
embassy in damascus. stepping down in august of 2011. russia could easily blocked effective action. no outside force is capable of imposing peace in syria as long as the power struggle, a struggle to the death continues to intensify between the regime and the many opposition groups that spawn. the increasingly bloody conflict, they do little to slow the killing machine this diplomatic trade benefits to them by buying time to crush the rebellion and benefited russia and iran by helping them...
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the chairman has mentioned damascus, syria, beirut, lebanon. i just came back from yemen. they are undergoing some structural changes in response to threats. we have some embassies that predates even the attack on nairobi, tanzania, so that we have old world indices located on the street, in the middle east better terribly exposed to car bombs and to attacks. the best way to approach this is to take a holistic approach and figure out how we can prevent this type of thing from happening again. my second point, the easiest way to strengthen embassies' security is to get on the same page and -- i have to tell it like this. in recent budgets, my republican colleagues have supported cuts to funding for embassy security. the first thing you have to do to strengthen embassies' security is to try to meet secretary clinton's request for funding for embassy security. that will help lot. ambassador kennedy, what would a few hundred million dollars black was cut from the president's request for embassy security, what would that mean to you in terms of providing that level of protectio
the chairman has mentioned damascus, syria, beirut, lebanon. i just came back from yemen. they are undergoing some structural changes in response to threats. we have some embassies that predates even the attack on nairobi, tanzania, so that we have old world indices located on the street, in the middle east better terribly exposed to car bombs and to attacks. the best way to approach this is to take a holistic approach and figure out how we can prevent this type of thing from happening again....
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the situations in damascus and in beirut, obviously, damascus, we would withdraw our personnel. but when things get straightened out, we are on the main street. i had come rescissions' with assad about getting a new facility there. do we have a task force that is looking at providing the setback that we need to provide that level of protection and to relocate some of these embassies? >> we do, sir. we have a strategic plan. we know which indices are more in danger than others. we are working through that. but there are limitations on funds. i can only construct some any new facilities each year depending on the funds i have available to me. >> i want to go back to one. . your written testimony, page 2 first paragraph, in addition to the security team you have there, i think you described it as a rapid response force that was located in the amex. how many folks are in that rapid? do you know how many are in that rapid response task force were team? >> there were seven. -- >> point of order. >> i am worried that we are getting into an area that is classified and should be classifi
the situations in damascus and in beirut, obviously, damascus, we would withdraw our personnel. but when things get straightened out, we are on the main street. i had come rescissions' with assad about getting a new facility there. do we have a task force that is looking at providing the setback that we need to provide that level of protection and to relocate some of these embassies? >> we do, sir. we have a strategic plan. we know which indices are more in danger than others. we are...
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baghdad, damascus. you are powerful. you have enough confidence. there is a great passage region etche.i he said -- he did not like to be some in christianity. he said i welcome this religion because it says yes to life. it created group culture. it says yes to life. it is not that we have to hide our women. it is not fit to be that link -- a robe should be that length. i can tell you many bad things that the muslims said about religion. who cares? one final thing. they are conservative. there is another thing. if we look at these writings, he was horrified by materialism, week spiritualism. you are strong. let me say one thing many as llamas do not like. when you look at osama bin laden, what do you see? decadence, a hedonism, materialism. there is business. we know that. there also views about the west in general. we should be honest about this. >> thank you. >> let me start with the easy one, the pathological one. there are in fact studies. we have done that before. it used to be in public opinion poll the attentive public opinion that the atten
baghdad, damascus. you are powerful. you have enough confidence. there is a great passage region etche.i he said -- he did not like to be some in christianity. he said i welcome this religion because it says yes to life. it created group culture. it says yes to life. it is not that we have to hide our women. it is not fit to be that link -- a robe should be that length. i can tell you many bad things that the muslims said about religion. who cares? one final thing. they are conservative. there...
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it is a long time to wait if you are sitting in cairo, in algeria, in beirut, in damascus, and you don't trust that the security measures you need have occurred. today we begin the process of saying they must be able to trust, because you must be able to assure them that you are doing your work differently than just a short time ago. >> today we expect full cooperation from our panel and we expect to get to the truth. but it will be a much longer time before all the facts are known. we do not intend to flesh out all the facts. we intend today on a bipartisan basis to ensure that we begin the confidence building for our men and women serving this country around the world, that we will insure that they be protected and, if anything, protected more than the perceived threats, and never less. with that i recognize the ranking member for his opening comments. and then by unanimous consent, the chairman of the subcommittee on national security and his counterpart will be recognized for opening statements. all other members will have seven days in order to put their opening statements in the re
it is a long time to wait if you are sitting in cairo, in algeria, in beirut, in damascus, and you don't trust that the security measures you need have occurred. today we begin the process of saying they must be able to trust, because you must be able to assure them that you are doing your work differently than just a short time ago. >> today we expect full cooperation from our panel and we expect to get to the truth. but it will be a much longer time before all the facts are known. we do...
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the islamic state sponsor of terrorism, tehran, damascus, no one says a word about that. they're the ones keeping the peace. host: one more call in this last section of "the washington journal." [ring tones] host: are you there? caller: this is alabama. host: go ahead. caller: i would like to thank c- span. brian lambert is a great man, and history will show that, as has been done so far. any of us can call and express our opinion. i would like to hear governor romney speak forcefully about how he would turn around the situation. i think this time, in my opinion. you are not respected if you are nice to belize. the only thing that belize understand our power and strength. i would rather be feared and respected than have someone stabbed me in the back and block my embassy and have my president go on an apology tour, apologizing for everything. also, the next time the israeli prime minister asks for a meeting, with everything going up in flames, with obama not having time to speak to him, but he had time to go to a fund- raiser and appear on late night? i find that strange.
the islamic state sponsor of terrorism, tehran, damascus, no one says a word about that. they're the ones keeping the peace. host: one more call in this last section of "the washington journal." [ring tones] host: are you there? caller: this is alabama. host: go ahead. caller: i would like to thank c- span. brian lambert is a great man, and history will show that, as has been done so far. any of us can call and express our opinion. i would like to hear governor romney speak forcefully...
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last year, our ambassador to syria was a salted in damascus by pro-regime thugs. but he insisted on continuing to meet with peaceful protesters and serving as a living manifestation of americans support. and when he drove to the battered city of hamas, people they're covered his car with flowers. people like chris and robert represent diplomacy and america at its and our best. they know that, when america is absent, especially from the dangers places, there are consequences. extremism takes root. our interest suffers and our security at home is threatened. so we will continue sending our diplomats and development experts to dangerous places. the united states will not retreat appeared we will keep leading and we will stay in gates' everywhere in the world, including in those hard places where america's interests and values are at stake. that is who we are and that is the best way to honor those who we have lost. and that is also how we ensure our country's global leadership for decades to come. thank you all very much. >> that was a portion of secretary clinton's
last year, our ambassador to syria was a salted in damascus by pro-regime thugs. but he insisted on continuing to meet with peaceful protesters and serving as a living manifestation of americans support. and when he drove to the battered city of hamas, people they're covered his car with flowers. people like chris and robert represent diplomacy and america at its and our best. they know that, when america is absent, especially from the dangers places, there are consequences. extremism takes...